Madrid - Spain-based mobile content distributor Zed announced on Wednesday that it signed an agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to distribute NBA mobile content in North America, Europe and parts of Asia. The deal will bring NBA mobile content for the first time to the U.K., Spain, Italy, Germany, Russia and select countries in Asia.

Los Angeles - The National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to begin offering live streaming of games in local markets this fall, Sports Business Journal reported. The league will allow team to offer streaming, interactive TV and video-on-demand coverage to users in local markets at the outset of the 2008-2009 season in late October.

Atlanta - NBA Digital, a partnership between the pro basketball league and Turner Broadcasting, said on Monday that it has named Bryan Perez as senior vice president and general manager. The former CEO of Live Nation's Global Digital unit, Perez will oversee NBA.com, WNBA.com, NBA TV, and the league's other broadband and mobile services.

Atlanta - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) TBS on Thursday announced an expansion of its agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA), and will now jointly manage the NBA's digital businesses out of its Atlanta production facility.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday that it will offer more than 70 live, ESPN-produced NBA basketball games on its V CAST Mobile TV service for mobile phones this season. The service will be powered by FLO TV, from Qualcomm's MediaFLO USA unit. The first games available on the service include tonight's match-ups between the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers, and Seattle Supersonics and Denver Nuggets.

Beijing - Chinese mobile content distributor KongZhong on Friday announced a multi-year deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA), to operate the NBA's official Chinese mobile site. The site will broadcast live selected NBA games in their entirety, as well as provide game highlights, interviews, wallpapers and ringtones.

Los Angeles - The National Basketball Association (NBA) this week signed a deal for broadcast rights that for the first time includes online and mobile rights, agreeing to an eight-year, $7.4 billion contract with Walt Disney's ABC and ESPN, and Time Warner's TNT, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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Los Angeles - The National Basketball Association (NBA) has launched its own online video store, offering full games from this season's playoffs as well the finals series. Regular season games and games from previous seasons will cost $2.99 each, while playoffs games will sell for $12.99 each; a package that includes all playoffs games costs $79.99. The league has also been offering clips on a branded YouTube channel since February, which has streamed more than 14 million videos. The NBA had previously sold programming through the Google Video Marketplace, but chose not to renew that agreement.

Orlando, Fla. - Video game publisher Electronic Arts announced on Monday that sports media firm XOS Technologies has licensed its core football video game technology to develop a training simulator for collegiate and pro football teams. The XOS PlayAction Simulator features the same technology found in EA's "Madden NFL" and "NCAA Football" franchises. Separately, EA said on Monday that it has signed Washington Wizards All-Star Gilbert Arenas to serve as cover athlete and spokesman for its "NBA Live 08" title, slated for release in the fall.

West Hollywood, Calif. - Ticketmaster announced on Monday that it has signed a league-wide deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA), making the company both the official primary and secondary ticketing provider for the league. The secondary sales deal means NBA fans who purchase tickets through Ticketmaster, but can't attend the game, can post their tickets for resale through a dedicated section on the team's website through Ticketmaster's TicketExchange service. Sellers may set their own prices, per state guidelines, while Ticketmaster will claim a transaction fee from both buyers and sellers on the service.

San Bruno, Calif. - Google YouTube and the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Monday announced the launch of a new feature on the video-sharing site's NBA Channel that lets fans upload videos of their own basketball prowess. The "Post Up the NBA" feature lets fans rate videos posted by others, with the top-rated clips to appear in a weekly playlist on the channel. YouTube said the NBA has also joined its "Claim Your Content" program, which allows the league to monitor video uploads containing copyrighted content and either remove them, or share in any ad revenue generated.

New York - The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Tuesday launched a feature on its website that allows fans to create customized video packages with NBA videos and photos, special effects and a music backing track. Powered by Eyespot, the NBA.com Highlight Mixer will provide access to hundreds of game video clips and photos, team logos, special effects and licensed tracks from labels including Geffen, Drive-Thru, ATO and 1720 Records.

Los Angeles - Virtual mobile network operator Amp'd Mobile announced on Tuesday that it has signed agreements with the NBA and CSTV to broadcast live pro and college basketball games to mobile phones.